Earth in the Balance: Artists’ Voices for the Planet
Curated by Fran Beallor
The Interchurch Center 61 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10115
March – April 2026
Featured the work of forty-four artists March 10 through April 14, 2026 The Interchurch Center presented Earth in the Balance: Artists’ Voices for the Planet, curated by Fran Beallor. This group exhibition included the work of forty-four artists who examine the climate crisis and our place in the balance of nature. These works help us see our role on the Earth and the profound shifts we are being called to make. Shifts that require a new way of seeing our relationship with our environment.
After the success of Water’s Voice and Our Fragile Moment, last year’s double curation at Hudson Guild in Chelsea, Beallor was invited to mount another show focusing on the climate emergency for the Interchurch Center in uptown Manhattan.
The Artists of Earth in the Balance
Rachel Aisenson, M. Annenberg, Fran Beallor, Lois Bender, Jeanne Betancourt, Nicole Betancourt, Michele Brody, Pamela Casper, Sandra Cavanagh, Nora Chavooshian, January Yoon Cho, Simona Clausnitzer, Nicole Cooper, Noreen Dean Dresser, Patricia Espinosa, Hayley Ferber, Anke Frohlich, Nancy Gesimondo, Pearl Rosen Golden, Eleanor Goldstein, Grace Graupe-Pillard, Anne Hejny, Lori Horowitz, Ellie Irons, Susan Knight, Deborah Kruger, Judith Kruger, Kathy Levine, Michelle Lougee, Seema Lisa Pandya, Beryl Perron-Feller, Kristin Reed, Elizabeth Downer Riker, Camille Seaman, Ann R. Shapiro, Priscilla Stadler, Joanne Steinhardt, Tammy West, Lucy Wilner and Student Artists: Nico Bachman, Becky Kleinhans, Mars Miller, Sanaya Bedi Stoler, Lucy Temerian
Artists Talks were held: Tuesday April 7
Nico Bachman. Nicole Betancourt, Michele Brody, Pamela Casper, Anne Hejny, Becky Kleinhans, Kathy Levine, Eleanor Goldstein
Friday April 10
Marcia Annenberg, Fran Beallor, Noreen Dean Dresser, Anke Frohlich, Kristin Reed, Elizabeth Downer Riker, Ann Shapiro
Artists Talk & Closing Event: Tuesday April 14
Rachel Aisenson, Jeanne Betancourt, Nicole Betancourt, January Yoon Cho, Nicole Cooper, Hayley Ferber, Pearl Rosen Golden, Lori Horowitz, Seema Lisa Pandya, Joanne Steinhardt
Water's Voice
Artists' Perspectives on the Loss of Our Aquatic Ecosystems – curated by Fran Beallor
Guild Gallery II – 2025
119 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Our Fragile Moment
Artists respond to the Climate Crisis – curated by Fran Beallor
Hudson Guild Gallery – 2025
441 W. 26th Street, New York, NY 10001
Both on view February through Earth Day, April 22, 2025
EVENTS related to both exhibitions:
Hot Climate Art Films: Artists on Environmental Crisis
We screened thought provoking and compelling short art films, videos, clips, docs, and trailers on the theme of the Climate Crisis. This will be a rare opportunity, to see these films together on a big screen! These artistic visions have been described as poignant, compelling and evocative, including a preview and clips from The Unfixing by Nicole Betancourt. At Hudson Guild
Some of the artists and filmmakers had work in the shows, and spoke about their work and answered questions.
• The Unfixing Workshop
Transform your pain for the world into healing with Nicole Betancourt, artist, writer, producer & director of Sing the Water Song and The Unfixing.
At Our Fragile Moment in Hudson Guild Gallery
• ClimART Cafe
Art exhibit meets Climate Cafe to discuss your climate emotions and see art that responds to our crisis with artist/facilitator, Nicole Cooper
• Water’s Voice Artists’ Talk
• Our Fragile Moment Artists’ Talk
• Our Fragile Moment Curator’s Talk
• Water’s Voice Curator’s Talk / Open House
• Virtual Event: Artists on the Climate Crisis
• An Artists Talk on Art online discussion with the curator and participating artists
• Closing Walk Through of both exhibits – We met at Water’s Voice, and halfway through strolled over to Our Fragile Moment.